Fennel Seeds Price Trend and Forecast 2026-2027

The United States paid the most for fennel seeds in Q3 2026: USD 2,950/MT, up 1.4% from USD 2,909/MT in Q2. Import costs, quality checks and steady demand from spice and food makers keep American prices above the other three markets. Worldwide, the average rose 1.4% to USD 2,450/MT from USD 2,417/MT, mostly because higher farm and freight costs and firm demand from spice, tea and food makers led traders and importers to raise prices in all four markets. What about Q4 2026? We expect a global average somewhere in the USD 2,390-2,585/MT range, with crop results in India and Egypt, freight costs, demand from spice and tea makers and exchange rates doing most of the work.

Fennel seeds are the dried seeds of the fennel plant, with a sweet aniseed flavor. They are used whole or ground as a spice, in tea and in sausages, bakery, curry blends and after-meal mouth fresheners. Prices in this report refer to cleaned whole fennel seeds in bulk bags and are quoted per metric ton. They depend on crop size, freight costs and demand from spice and tea makers.

India and Egypt supply most of the world trade, with Syria, Turkey and others adding smaller volumes. Farmers harvest the seed heads, dry and thresh them, and traders clean and grade the seeds. Importers in Europe and North America test for pesticide residues and microbes, so quality checks add cost. Crop size depends on weather during the growing season.

Fennel Seeds Price Forecast for 2026

Prices should rise modestly through the rest of 2026. Farm and freight costs are firm and demand from spice and tea makers is steady. Good crop reports from India limit the size of the increase. Against USD 2,350/MT in Q3 2025, the current global average of USD 2,450/MT represents an increase of 4.3%.

Risks to the Q4 outlook lean in both directions, with no clear bias. What could push prices higher? Crop damage from weather, higher freight costs or stronger demand from spice makers would lift prices. What could pull them lower? Larger crops, lower freight costs or weaker demand from tea makers would lower prices.

For the Quarter Ending September 2026

Fennel Seeds Prices Q3 2026:

• India: USD 1,950/MT
• Egypt: USD 2,150/MT
• Germany: USD 2,750/MT
• United States: USD 2,950/MT

Fennel Seeds Prices in India

India recorded a 1.5% gain in Q3 2026, with the average reaching USD 1,950/MT against USD 1,921/MT in Q2. Indian prices rose as the demand from spice and food makers improved. The current level is 4.8% above the Q3 2025 average of USD 1,861/MT. India finished Q3 2026 20.4% below the four-market average of USD 2,450/MT.

Why did the price of Fennel Seeds change in Q3 2026 in India?

India rose. Demand from spice and food makers improved, farm costs increased, and traders raised prices. At USD 1,950/MT, India is 3.6% higher than in Q4 2025, when the average was USD 1,883/MT, and the global average is 3.2% higher over the same period. On the global measure the average was 1.4% higher over the quarter.

Fennel Seeds Prices in Egypt

The Q3 2026 average for Egypt stood at USD 2,150/MT, an increase of 1.3% on the USD 2,122/MT recorded in Q2. Egyptian prices rose as the demand from export buyers improved. A year earlier, in Q3 2025, the average stood at USD 2,065/MT, which makes the current price 4.1% higher. The four markets averaged USD 2,450/MT in the quarter, so the price in Egypt was 12.2% lower.

Why did the price of Fennel Seeds change in Q3 2026 in Egypt?

Egypt rose. Demand from export buyers improved, farm costs increased, and traders raised offers. This leaves Egypt 3.1% higher than at the end of 2025, when the average was USD 2,085/MT, while the global average is 3.2% higher over the same period. For comparison, the global average moved 1.4% higher over the same quarter.

Fennel Seeds Prices in Germany

Germany registered a 1.2% increase in Q3 2026, taking the average to USD 2,750/MT from USD 2,717/MT in Q2. German prices rose as the demand from tea and spice makers improved. Taking Q3 2025 as the base, at USD 2,649/MT, the latest quarter is 3.8% higher. In comparison with the average of USD 2,450/MT across the four markets, the price in Germany was 12.2% higher.

Why did the price of Fennel Seeds change in Q3 2026 in Germany?

Germany rose. Demand from tea and spice makers improved, import costs increased, and importers raised prices. From USD 2,674/MT at the close of 2025 to USD 2,750/MT in Q3 2026, the price in Germany has risen 2.8%, and the global average has risen 3.2%. The global average shifted 1.4% higher in the same quarter.

Fennel Seeds Prices in United States

The United States gained 1.4% to USD 2,950/MT in Q3 2026, from USD 2,909/MT in Q2. American prices rose as the demand from spice and food makers improved. Against the USD 2,824/MT recorded in Q3 2025, the current average represents a 4.5% increase. The United States ended the quarter 20.4% above the group average of USD 2,450/MT.

Why did the price of Fennel Seeds change in Q3 2026 in United States?

The United States rose. Demand from spice and food makers improved, import costs increased, and importers raised prices. Across the first three quarters of 2026, the United States has moved up 3.2% from USD 2,858/MT in Q4 2025 to USD 2,950/MT, against a 3.2% gain for the global average. Across the four markets the average was 1.4% higher on the quarter.

For the Quarter Ending June 2026

Fennel Seeds Prices Q2 2026:

• India: USD 1,921/MT
• Egypt: USD 2,122/MT
• Germany: USD 2,717/MT
• United States: USD 2,909/MT

Fennel Seeds Prices in India

India gained 1.1% to USD 1,921/MT in Q2 2026, from USD 1,900/MT in Q1. Indian prices rose as the demand from spice makers strengthened. In Q2 2025 the average was USD 1,825/MT, so the market is 5.3% higher on a yearly basis. Relative to the four-market average of USD 2,417/MT, India traded 20.5% below in Q2 2026.

Why did the price of Fennel Seeds change in Q2 2026 in India?

India rose. Demand from spice makers strengthened, farm costs went up, and traders lifted prices. This followed a 0.9% gain in Q1 and left India 5.3% above its Q2 2025 average of USD 1,825/MT. The move then extended in Q3, taking the price to USD 1,950/MT. Across the four markets the average was 1.0% higher on the quarter.

Fennel Seeds Prices in Egypt

In Q2 2026, the average price in Egypt rose 1.0% to USD 2,122/MT, compared with USD 2,101/MT in Q1. Egyptian prices rose as the demand from export buyers strengthened. This represents a 4.4% increase on the USD 2,033/MT recorded in Q2 2025. This places Egypt 12.2% below the four-market average of USD 2,417/MT for Q2 2026.

Why did the price of Fennel Seeds change in Q2 2026 in Egypt?

Egypt rose. Demand from export buyers strengthened, freight costs went up, and traders lifted offers. After a 0.8% gain in Q1, the quarter closed 4.4% above the USD 2,033/MT recorded in Q2 2025. The same direction continued in Q3, with the price reaching USD 2,150/MT. On the global measure the average was 1.0% higher over the quarter.

Fennel Seeds Prices in Germany

Germany's average moved up 0.9% in Q2 2026, to USD 2,717/MT from USD 2,693/MT in Q1. German prices rose as the demand from tea makers strengthened. The year-on-year change is a 4.2% increase, from USD 2,608/MT in Q2 2025. Against the four-market average of USD 2,417/MT, Germany stood 12.4% above in the quarter.

Why did the price of Fennel Seeds change in Q2 2026 in Germany?

Germany rose. Demand from tea makers strengthened, freight costs went up, and importers lifted prices. This came on top of a 0.7% gain in Q1, and the average ended 4.2% above its level of a year earlier, when it stood at USD 2,608/MT. Q3 added to the change, with the price at USD 2,750/MT.

Fennel Seeds Prices in United States

Prices in the United States firmed 1.0% in Q2 2026 to USD 2,909/MT, compared with USD 2,880/MT in Q1. American prices rose as the demand from spice makers strengthened. The Q2 2026 average is 5.1% above the USD 2,769/MT recorded in Q2 2025. The United States finished Q2 2026 20.4% above the four-market average of USD 2,417/MT.

Why did the price of Fennel Seeds change in Q2 2026 in United States?

The United States rose. Demand from spice makers strengthened, labor costs went up, and importers lifted prices. Q1 had brought a 0.8% gain, and by the end of Q2 the price was 5.1% above the Q2 2025 average of USD 2,769/MT. The move then extended in Q3, taking the price to USD 2,950/MT.

Quarterly Fennel Seeds Price Trends

Fennel Seeds prices rose through 2025 and the first half of 2026 and rose again in the third quarter in all four markets. The global average moved from USD 2,273/MT in Q1 2025 to 2,309 in Q2, 2,350 in Q3 and 2,375 in Q4, then 2,394 in Q1 2026, 2,417 in Q2 and 2,450 in Q3, a net gain of roughly 7.8% across the window. Higher farm and freight costs and steady demand from spice and tea makers lifted prices for six quarters.

What was Fennel Seeds Price in 2025?

2025 was a year of gradual increases for fennel seeds, with prices rising in each quarter in all four markets. Starting near USD 2,273/MT in Q1, the global average finished the year at 2,375 in Q4, a gain of about 4.5%. Higher farm and freight costs and steady demand from spice and tea makers supported traders throughout the year.

Fennel Seeds Prices in India in 2025

In India, prices moved from about USD 1,794/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 1,883/MT by Q4, up roughly 5.0%. Indian prices rose gradually as farm costs and demand from spice makers increased. At USD 1,950/MT in Q3 2026, India stands 3.6% above its Q4 2025 close. The same regional pattern is carried into the quarterly analysis above, where the quarter-by-quarter figures can be traced.

Fennel Seeds Prices in Egypt in 2025

In Egypt, prices moved from about USD 2,005/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 2,085/MT by Q4, up roughly 4.0%. Egyptian prices rose gradually as the freight costs and demand from export buyers increased. The Q4 2025 close of USD 2,085/MT compares with USD 2,150/MT in Q3 2026, a 3.1% increase. The quarterly sections above show how the annual average developed over the year.

Fennel Seeds Prices in Germany in 2025

In Germany, prices moved from about USD 2,572/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 2,674/MT by Q4, up roughly 4.0%. German prices rose gradually as the freight costs and demand from tea makers increased. Relative to the end of 2025, the price in Germany is 2.8% higher at USD 2,750/MT. The quarterly breakdown above allows each stage of that path to be traced.

Fennel Seeds Prices in United States in 2025

In the United States, prices moved from about USD 2,722/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 2,858/MT by Q4, up roughly 5.0%. American prices rose gradually as the labor costs and demand from spice makers increased. By Q3 2026 the average for the United States had reached USD 2,950/MT, 3.2% above the Q4 2025 close.

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